the ladder, the ground, and the side of the house form a right triangle
the ladder is the hypotenuse
use Pythagoras to find the height of the top of the ladder ... a^2 + b^2 = c^2
A 12 foot ladder leans against the side of a house the bottom of the ladder is 7 feet from the side of the house how high is the top of the ladder from the ground
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